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Why can't inflation be stopped by just printing less money? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago by IndigoGollum@lemmy.world to c/explainlikeimfive@lemmy.world
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I understand that money needs to continually be printed as bills and coins are damaged or lost, but wouldn't any currency be way more stable if it was just printed slower than it's taken out of circulation?

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[–] Hegar@fedia.io 7 points 1 week ago

A large part of inflation is just tech oligarchs like amazon and rent fixing companies deliberately raising prices. Monopolists will continue to raise prices because they can and cash supply won't affect that.